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Pig production in Africa: current status, challenges, prospects and opportunities

  • Akinyele O. K. Adesehinwa (Livestock Improvement Programme, Institute of Agricultural Research & Training, Obafemi Awolowo University) ;
  • Bamidele A. Boladuro (Livestock Improvement Programme, Institute of Agricultural Research & Training, Obafemi Awolowo University) ;
  • Adetola S. Dunmade (Livestock Improvement Programme, Institute of Agricultural Research & Training, Obafemi Awolowo University) ;
  • Ayodeji B. Idowu (Livestock Improvement Programme, Institute of Agricultural Research & Training, Obafemi Awolowo University) ;
  • John C. Moreki (Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources) ;
  • Ann M. Wachira (Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organisation Non-Ruminant Institute)
  • Received : 2023.09.08
  • Accepted : 2023.12.12
  • Published : 2024.04.01
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Abstract

Pig production is one of the viable enterprises of the livestock sub-sector of agriculture. It contributes significantly to the economy and animal protein supply to enhance food security in Africa and globally. This article explored the present status of pig production in Africa, the challenges, prospects and potentials. The pig population of Africa represents 4.6% of the global pig population. They are widely distributed across Africa except in Northern Africa where pig production is not popular due to religio-cultural reasons. They are mostly reared in rural parts of Africa by smallholder farmers, informing why majority of the pig population in most parts of Africa are indigenous breeds and their crosses. Pig plays important roles in the sustenance of livelihood in the rural communities and have cultural and social significance. The pig production system in Africa is predominantly traditional, but rapidly growing and transforming into the modern system. The annual pork production in Africa has grown from less than a million tonnes in year 2000 to over 2 million tonnes in 2021. Incidence of disease outbreak, especially African swine fever is one of the main constraints affecting pig production in Africa. Others are lack of skills and technical know-how, high ambient temperature, limited access to high-quality breeds, high cost of feed ingredients and veterinary inputs, unfriendly government policies, religious and cultural bias, inadequate processing facilities as well as under-developed value-chain. The projected human population of 2.5 billion in Africa by 2050, increasing urbanization and decreasing farming population are pointers to the need for increased food production. The production systems of pigs in Africa requires developmental research, improvements in housing, feed production and manufacturing, animal health, processing, capacity building and pig friendly policies for improved productivity and facilitation of export.

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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to thank Prof. Jelili Olaide Saka for helping to read through a section of the article.

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